West Broad Optometry

Dr. MacKenzie is a graduate of Pacific University in Oregon.Besides his Doctor of Optometry degree he has a Bachelors degree in Physics, Biology and Psychology. He was President of the Vancouver Optometrists Association for 11 years. At Pacific University he did research with Dr. U. Meyer-Arndt MD, PHD in Holography, lasers and the combining of three optical instruments into one. He taught at the University for one year, then in 1971 opened his practice on Broadway in Vancouver. Where he has operated ever since. When he first opened the store he did extensive work on children’s vision analysis 3 days a week. Later he did research and clinicals on contact lenses and solution compatibility of the eye with Ciba and Coopervision labs. He is presently working on a comparison study of the solutions Blink and Systane to see which works best with contact lens patients who have dry eyes.